The arcade stylings are still in place, and whatever car you’re driving, the handling largely involves throwing it around the track at breakneck pace, with only occasional regard given to such mundane matters as safety and braking. Naturally, it looks impressive enough, featuring reflections, puffs of smoke and dramatic scenery, as you’d expect from a modern racing game.
It’s a bit like releasing a film called Jaws 3D II: Sharp Teeth.Įither way, it’s a next generation rendition of the classic game, with all the fancy motors and cop-baiting that entailed. It was the most successful of the NFS series, hence this sequel/remake, which complicates the heritage further. PC gamers of more than five years vintage may recall the original Hot Pursuit title, namely Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit.
As it turns out, it seems we may have hit a nerve, as this is, on closer inspection, a glorified console game that actually lacks some of the features of its TVbased counterparts.
